Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-02
DEMOCRACY IN TO STAY
EX-GOV. CHAMBERLAIN ON THE
POLITICAL SITUATION.


He Expresses Himself as Greatly
Pleased with Clsvoland's Adminis-
trati0n-NO Republic tn Apt TO Beat
Him or Any Other Good Democrat for
the Presidency In 1SSS-The Future
of the South.
CHARLESTON, 5. c., April 1.-EX-G0v.
d. Ii. Chamberlain, the last carpet-bag
Governor of South Carolina, was here
to-day. In a conversation with the
MORNING NEWS correspondent he said:
81 have no hesitation in saying that 1 am
still a strong Cleveland man. II that is
what you mean I'll go even further and
say that am stronger for Cleveland than
was when voted FOR him, and think,
moreover, that that is the general feeling
among the Republicans who supported
him In 1884. II there is any discomfort
think it is chiefly among certain Bourbon
istic Democrats.
MUGWUMP SATISFACTION.
''The Mugwumps, quorum psrs sum,
seem to me To be better satisfied with Mr..
Cleveland's administration than his own
party. ! don't know anybody in the Re-
publican party who does not admit that
Mr.. Cleveland has gone further in the line
OF civil service reform than they eX-
pected."
"What made you oppose Blaine's elec-
tlonP"
''Mr. Blaine is not, in my opinion, Il man
OF public integrity. My personal obser-
vations have convinced me that great
many Republicans who supported him in
1884 would not do SO now Cn the same
issue.
SURE WINNER.
''If he gets the nomination he will be
beaten by any good man the Democrats
may put up. In fact, l think that any Re-
publican candidate is likely. by odds of
three TO two, TO be beaten by Mr.. Cleve-
land or any other acceptable Democratic
candidate. MIR. Cleveland's great advan-
tase il that he has measurably satisfied
The reform element in the Republican
party that supported him in 1884, and
thoroughly commended himself to the
business and non-pOlitical element of the
whole country in every section. What
ever dissatist action there may be with
Mr.. Cleveland does not point in the least
toward MIR. Baine's success, nor indeed
TO that OF any man the Republican party,
as now managed, may put up.
THE REAL REFORM PARTY.
"There is a strong, active Bourbon ele-
ment in the Democratic party, but so far
as | can see The reform element of the
country, Democratic and Republican,
look to the Democratic party more than
the Republicans, as those parties are now
constituted, for advancement in the di-
rection of reform. For example,: Where
are we to look for revenue reform or tariff
reduction? 1t is true that the
Democratic party is not united
on that issue now, but the Republi-
can party is certainly solid against
1t. Then there is the civil service re-
form. Where are its friendsi IL seems
to me that at present MIR. Cleveland is
its greatest practical friend, and that as
far as the rank and file is concerned
the Democratic party is quite as favor
ably inclined to it as the Republicans.
On these, as on similar issues, l think
the forward looking men of the country
are more in sympathy, or rather look with
more hope to the Democratic than the
Republican party"
THE SHERMAN BOOM.
Chow about the John Sherman boomf"
"Has Mr.. Sherman a boom? Well, let
me say this: The old Southern Issue -"
You mean, OF course, the bloody
shirtY"
"The old Southern issue-call IL what
you willis now past issue. In 1876
tue Republican party officially and as a
party sentiment lett the South to whatit
called home rule. From that moment
there was nothing more for Federal in
terierence to do. Whatever unsettled
issues were left were necessarily left to
he settled in the States themselves and
not at Washington.
NEARLY ALL SETTLED.
"These issues are all settled or in pro-
cess of settlement, and for Messrs. Sher-
man or HOar and sucn men to raise that
old question now is simply pure and con-
Ia.., INNn
now stand here at the South, or what the
future course may be | haven't sufficient
Information to make me confident, ex-
cept that | plainly see that political
power and leadership are passing rapidly
into the hands OF men who were not
actively engaged by reason OF age in the
war Under such influences l am very
confident that those old issues will he
settled IN some peaceful way. / Will add
that perhaps these issues may be said TO
he settled already, but the South has "A
great industrial future before it and In
mat future the negro will play an i'm
portant part.
THE NEGRO AS LABORER.
"The best laboring element in my judg-
ment that any portion of this country, or
50 tar as | know anV other country has,
lacking a little no doubt in efficiency
measured by a Northern standard, but
still peaceful, faithful and home-l0ving,
not given TO strikes and not easily led TO
oppose the interests OF those for whom
they labor, they we're not fitted for polit-
CA lie and they failed there, but they are
httcd to aid In the development OF the re-
sources OF the South, and when the influ-
ences Of which have spoken shall have
passed away they will doubtless become
homogeneous with the white people of the
South in their views Of the public and
public affairs"
Railroad Officials Injured.